Post by: Becky on May 07, 2014, 07:40:56 PM
Post by: Smossy on May 07, 2014, 07:47:13 PM
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Post by: Bean Counter on May 07, 2014, 08:01:25 PM
Post by: Becky on May 07, 2014, 08:08:47 PM
I've had my eye on those Goodyear Duratracs myself. Look like they are a good aggressive tread but take enough for the daily driver. Nice work.
I love them so far but that isn't saying much :chuckle: my 40 mile review. Love the look, reviews were pretty good, price worked for me. They definitely make for a fluffy ride (lol that was my word explaining how it drove when I was texting smossy right after getting them). :tup:
Post by: Timberstalker on May 07, 2014, 08:16:20 PM
Post by: MarkyMark on May 07, 2014, 08:16:31 PM
Post by: Smossy on May 07, 2014, 08:24:01 PM
Time to get some mud and blood on that thing!Agreed! Maybe this weekend.
Post by: MacAttack on May 08, 2014, 09:24:23 AM
I've had my eye on those Goodyear Duratracs myself. Look like they are a good aggressive tread but take enough for the daily driver. Nice work.
My brother has them on his Dodge 1500, they are pretty sweet. He has about 30k on them and they still look brand new. Ride pretty good and when he bought them they had a 50k warranty, which I believe they don't offer on them anymore.
Post by: Becky on May 08, 2014, 10:14:03 AM
I've had my eye on those Goodyear Duratracs myself. Look like they are a good aggressive tread but take enough for the daily driver. Nice work.
My brother has them on his Dodge 1500, they are pretty sweet. He has about 30k on them and they still look brand new. Ride pretty good and when he bought them they had a 50k warranty, which I believe they don't offer on them anymore.
You're correct, no longer offering a mileage warranty. I opted to purchase one, rather be with than without :dunno:
Post by: JLS on May 08, 2014, 10:26:05 AM
I've had my eye on those Goodyear Duratracs myself. Look like they are a good aggressive tread but take enough for the daily driver. Nice work.
My brother has them on his Dodge 1500, they are pretty sweet. He has about 30k on them and they still look brand new. Ride pretty good and when he bought them they had a 50k warranty, which I believe they don't offer on them anymore.
Duratracs are really good tires. They are excellent in the mud and snow, decent on the ice. The will be much better on ice if you sipe them, which of course will potentially reduce the tread life if you drive much gravel.
I think you could reasonably expect in the 40-50k range for life of the tire. I usually get 35-40k, but I drive quite a lot of gravel.
Post by: Bean Counter on May 08, 2014, 12:46:32 PM
Post by: jackmaster on May 08, 2014, 12:53:10 PM
Post by: Becky on May 08, 2014, 01:04:15 PM
Siping... they still do that? :o
I see advertisements for it regularly so I assume so... the duratracs come factory siped though so not sure if there's a lot of added benefit for doing it again? Or maybe I'm wrong :dunno: I don't really have a desire to get them done though.
Post by: jackmaster on May 08, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
smart women, from my experience siping decrease the life on the tireSiping... they still do that? :o
I see advertisements for it regularly so I assume so... the duratracs come factory siped though so not sure if there's a lot of added benefit for doing it again? Or maybe I'm wrong :dunno: I don't really have a desire to get them done though.
Post by: Bean Counter on May 08, 2014, 02:06:20 PM
Post by: Becky on May 08, 2014, 02:16:22 PM
When I escaped Seattle (people's republic of) a few years ago I was surprised that siping wasn't practiced in the southwest states. I had it done on a few tires up there and probably would again given the slick, rainy roads, even though it may shorten tire life.
I'm half and half on it.. I've had a few sets of tires of mine siped, but they also were crap radials if I remember correctly and it was needed. These winter grade tires that come pre siped I wouldn't want to mess with, if I got through a few winters on the 20s and low profile tires I'm sure these duratracs will live up to their reputation for me :)
Post by: JLS on May 08, 2014, 02:38:12 PM
Siping... they still do that? :o
the duratracs come factory siped though so not sure if there's a lot of added benefit for doing it again? Or maybe I'm wrong :dunno: I don't really have a desire to get them done though.
Absolutely there is added benefit. I have mine fully siped. Center siping would give you longer tire life than fully siping.
Post by: swanny on May 10, 2014, 07:49:43 AM
Post by: Grit dog on May 10, 2014, 11:54:06 AM
Had a set of Duratracs in CO mtns on a F150 and they were almost as good as dedicated snow tires right out of the box. Tires wore quite well considering the loading and conditions I put them through. About 40k tires on a loaded down work truck commuting on I 70 in the mtns. Very hard on tires.
The way tires wear much slower in W WA with the predominatly wet roads I bet you get 50k at least on a small vehicle like that. Good choice!